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Oscar's First Black Winner Accepted Her Honor in a Segregated 'No Blacks' Hotel in L.A. | Hollywood Reporter
It's been 75 years since Hattie McDaniel won for 'Gone With the Wind,' accepting her award at the Ambassador's Cocoanut Grove nightclub. Four husbands, a friendship with Clark Gable and 74 maid roles later, she died, her body refused by a segregated cemetery, her statuette now missing, but with her descendants devoted to her memory.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/oscars-first-black-winner-accepted-774335
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Hattie McDaniel winning Best Supporting Actress - YouTube
Fay Bainter presenting Hattie McDaniel with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Gone With The Wind" at the 12th Academy Awards® in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7t4pTNZshA
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Hattie McDaniel - Wikipedia
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) was an American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Acade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattie_McDaniel
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McDaniel wins Oscar - Feb 29, 1940 - HISTORY.com
On this day in History, McDaniel wins Oscar on Feb 29, 1940. Learn more about what happened today on History.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcdaniel-wins-oscar
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Hattie McDaniel - Film Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress, Actress - Biography
Retrace the career of actress and radio performer Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Oscar, as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, at Biography.com.
https://www.biography.com/people/hattie-mcdaniel-38433
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Hattie McDaniel, the first black Oscar winner, and her legacy | EW.com
To read more about the greatest untold stories of Hollywood’s biggest night, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly…
http://ew.com/movies/2018/02/22/hattie-mcdaniel-first-black-oscar-winner-legacy/
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1940 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Supporting Actress winner for Gone with the Wind, posing with an Oscar statuette with presenter Fay Bainter
https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1940
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Academy Awards, USA (1940) - IMDb
Award-winners and contenders from Academy Awards, USA (1940)
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1940/1
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1940 Oscar Nominees - YouTube
Montage of stills from films nominated for major Oscars for the year 1940 (presented at the 13th Academy Awards on February 27, 1941) set to a popular song f...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOApPUvtoPQ